New Linux Mint KDE,Same old problem

[PapaShango]

Similar to the issue in 18.1,This issue of graphics card driver exists in 18.2 as well.I clean installed 18.2 KDE,then installed updates,then NVIDIA driver from driver manager.Rebooted.NVIDIA card is active.Now I switch to Intel and they try to log out/reboot/shutdown using the menu,Nothing happens.I log out using terminal and log back again,Intel is active.Now again when I switch to NVIDIA, I get this error every time I try to click on logout/restart/shutdown button in the menu: "kms-server logout greeter has closed unexpectedly".Even System settings won't open.

[Hoser Rob]

Well, upgrading a point release hoping that something is fixed without checking first isn't very reliable.

But it'd help if you actually said what hardware you're using. Copy/paste this into terminal and copy/paste the text output here:

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inxi -Fxz

[PapaShango]

I checked it long ago but I don'st see problem here.Anyway:
System: Host: Shazam Kernel: 4.8.0-58-generic x86_64 (64 bit gcc: 5.4.0) Desktop: KDE Plasma 5.8.7 (Qt 5.6.1)
Distro: Linux Mint 18.2 Sonya
Machine: System: SAMSUNG product: 550P5C/550P7C v: P09ABI
Mobo: SAMSUNG model: SAMSUNG_NP1234567890 v: SEC_SW__1234567890ABCD
Bios: American Megatrends v: P09ABI.026.141024.dg date: 10/24/2014
CPU: Quad core Intel Core i7-3630QM (-HT-MCP-) cache: 6144 KB
flags: (lm nx sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx) bmips: 19157
clock speeds: max: 3400 MHz 1: 1932 MHz 2: 1202 MHz 3: 1487 MHz 4: 1200 MHz 5: 1206 MHz 6: 1267 MHz
7: 1279 MHz 8: 1216 MHz
Graphics: Card-1: Intel 3rd Gen Core processor Graphics Controller bus-ID: 00:02.0
Card-2: NVIDIA GK107M [GeForce GT 650M] bus-ID: 01:00.0
Display Server: X.Org 1.18.4 driver: nvidia Resolution: 1600x900@60.11hz
GLX Renderer: GeForce GT 650M/PCIe/SSE2 GLX Version: 4.5.0 NVIDIA 375.66 Direct Rendering: Yes
Audio: Card Intel 7 Series/C210 Series Family High Definition Audio Controller
driver: snd_hda_intel bus-ID: 00:1b.0
Sound: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture v: k4.8.0-58-generic
Network: Card-1: Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6235 driver: iwlwifi bus-ID: 02:00.0
IF: wlp2s0 state: up mac: <filter>
Card-2: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller
driver: r8169 v: 2.3LK-NAPI port: d000 bus-ID: 03:00.0
IF: enp3s0 state: down mac: <filter>
Drives: HDD Total Size: 2000.4GB (7.1% used) ID-1: /dev/sda model: WDC_WD10JPVX size: 1000.2GB
ID-2: USB /dev/sdb model: My_Passport_0837 size: 1000.2GB
Partition: ID-1: / size: 24G used: 6.6G (29%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda6
ID-2: /home size: 36G used: 98M (1%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda7
ID-3: swap-1 size: 8.10GB used: 0.00GB (0%) fs: swap dev: /dev/sda8
RAID: No RAID devices: /proc/mdstat, md_mod kernel module present
Sensors: System Temperatures: cpu: 58.0C mobo: 58.0C gpu: 0.0:61C
Fan Speeds (in rpm): cpu: N/A
Info: Processes: 250 Uptime: 2 min Memory: 624.7/7870.2MB Init: systemd runlevel: 5 Gcc sys: 5.4.0
Client: Shell (bash 4.3.481) inxi: 2.2.35

[JoeBingo]

You have a video card installed in your computer that also has Intel video installed on the motherboard?
If that is the case, there should be a bios setting for which video to use.
If that is the case, it could be an issue with bus priority within your computer.
Have you ever run a Linux distro that allowed you to switch video as you describe without the associated problems you describe?
... In any case, I don't have an answer to your problem ... just curious

[PapaShango]

Well One is integrated Graphics Intel 4000 and other is NVIDIA GT 650M.Intel 4000 is obviously on the chipset.And My BIOS has no option to enable/disable a GPU.It used to work well till linux mint 18.The moment I switched to 18.1 this problem started.Might be an issue with KDE verison.Some other people are also having the same problem.So I might go back to kde 18 or just use 18.2 without NVIDIA drivers.

[JoeBingo]

I have an older nvidia GF119 [GeForce GT 610] in a Dell Optiplex 745 that was build in 2007 and I'm running Linux Mint 18.2 Mate.

Nvidia runs fine when selecting the nvidia-375 driver from the Driver Manager. The nouveau driver works fine as well, with the nvidia card. I haven't even tried using the integrated Intel video that was shipped with the Dell computer in 2007. I find absolutely no reason to try and use it.

The only problem I've had running nvidia drivers in LM 18.2 was just after installing 18.2 and noticed a newer kernel was available. I installed kernel 4.8.0-58 and started having some problems with the nvidia video. So I rolled back to the default kernel that shipped with 18.2 (4.8.0-53) ... and no problems or issues since. Maybe IF you've updated the kernel, might have something to do with it.

[DwightD]

I have a GTX650 Nvidia card also installed in my computer. I have never got the 375.xx video driver to work even though it is the recommended one. I have the the alternate 340.102 drivers working. You might try making the change.